My students need a 76-key Portable Grand Piano Keyboard
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. L's classroom raised $504
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I am a middle school music teacher in an inner-city school and I teach students from 6th to 8th grade. Most of my students come from a low socio-economic background in an area infected with gangs and drugs. Many of my students, most poor, tell me that music is the reason they stay in school.
Research has shown that instrumental music instruction not only increases coordination, dexterity, and interest in music, but also improves mathematical and verbal cognition in children. I want to provide my students with an opportunity to learn an instrument that not only interests them, but will provide them with lifelong benefits.
With a keyboard lab in my classroom, students will have the ability to learn piano. They will be able to enhance their theory and performance skills, while improving their coordination and intellectual abilities. The unique features of a keyboard lab allow students to work at their own pace, therefore challenging all students and encouraging them to achieve.
With your help, my students will be on their way to discovering the benefits of playing piano; an instrument that has been used as an effective educational tool for centuries and across all cultures. It will also get another inner city student making music.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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